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Chamaedorea pinnatifrons

One of the most widespread Chamaedorea, ranging from Mexico to Bolivia in wet forest from the lowlands to over 3000 m.

Chamaedorea pinnatifrons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understory of moist and wet forest, from lowland rain forest to Andean and Central American montane forest. It occupies a very wide range of forest types, so conditions vary by origin.

Recorded from sea level to 3200 m, median about 1260 m.

MexicoBelizeGuatemalaEl SalvadorHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruBoliviaBrazil (North)

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✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.